The Artist Enclave wallpaper count down continues steadily onward! This week we want to welcome Dion Harris back for his fourth wallpaper with us. He has opted to illustrate the ever so tricky Diamond Jenny Hackett.

Dion's captivating use of composition use for storytelling has made him one of our favorites to work with, and we feel that todays work in progress is a fantastic example of that. You won't want to miss this portfolio!

The Artist Enclave is gearing up for an incredible year of wallpapers! Today we're thrilled to introduce Robin Florie, and the early stages of his take on the character “Sklaven Kedduryk”, who you'll be learning more about later this summer when we debut the full wallpaper. This early layout phase shows us a great moody scene with fun angles to really pull the viewer in.

While new to us, Robin comes to the Enclave with a full resume of exceptional design work. This multifaceted skillset puts him in a great position to illustrate a scene to its fullest potential – we certainly hope he sticks around for awhile. Be sure to check out his portfolio while we count down to seeing all of our upcoming wallpapers later on in the summer.

Welcome back to another day of Artist Enclave introductions. For the time being, each week we'll be bringing you a quick look into this year's wallpaper artists. Today we bring you David Michael Wright.

https://www.davidmichaelwright.com/

David has been a long time contributor to AetherCon, this will be his sixth contribution to our wallpaper lineup. In this case he'll be illustrating Isabella 'Sfatliclip' Akizawa for us... but you'll learn more about her in a few weeks.

Predominantly a traditional artist, David's work captures a range of dark themes but applied in beautiful ways. Thus creating an interesting little niche in the illustration world for himself. We greatly hope you'll join us in exploring his enchanting body of work as we count down to the finished product – to be seen later this summer. Stay tuned for more!

As we get closer to summer, we get closer to an AetherCon favorite: The Artist Enclave Wallpapers. But to do so without acknowledging the hard work of our artistic crew would be a shame - so we're going to take some time each week to share a work in progress from this year's line up and introduce you to our Enclave artists. Today we start with Colin Chan.

http://www.artofcolinchan.com/

Colin recently delivered this layout that he's working on for his wallpaper (of the interesting character, Velda Murstelmarth. She's sweet on the outside at least.) - This will be his fourth wallpaper with us, and we dare say he blows us away each year with these. For reasons that we certainly feel to be obvious, Colin is a well in demand illustrator and we suspect he will have a long lasting career in this field. We highly recommend checking out more of his work.

Join us later this summer to see how this work in progress, and others from our other skilled artists, tightens up and becomes an AetherCon wallpaper.

And so Here Be Monsters closes in on its final week here with AetherCon VII! Last week you got to vote on the lair location for Gaerkryff, The Gargoyle Lord. What location won? Moscow, Russia! Congrats, comrades, you now have some interesting denizens! But that leaves us with one final voting session....

Check out this week's poll below

This year's Here Be Monsters closes out with voting on Bark Brow, the Elder Treant. You get to decide between Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany; Jelenia Gora, Poland; and Falun, Sweden.

Welcome back to Here Be Monsters! The votes are in and we have tallied the winner of last week's session. Where do the Razorscale Sahuagin Tribe hail from now? Aarhus, Denmark! But with that done, now we have a new week to vote through! And it looks like a fun one.

Check out this week's poll below

This week we bring you Gaerkryff, The Gargoyle Lord. YOU get to decide where Gaerkryff comes from. Will it be Rome, Italy; Moscow, Russia; or Edinburgh, Scotland? Vote now and let us know - we can't wait to find out.

Recently James Introcaso of Tabletop Babbble invited us on to talk about AetherCon VII and all the cool stuff you can be a part of all year long. You can find out what Chris Malidore, Ed Clower, and Stephen J. Holodinsky said here. You can find out what James said there too.

We've only got a few weeks left for this year's run of Here Be Monsters! So lets really get as involved as we can here! Last week you got to decide the fate of Lurva Davor, a MIGHTY Sorceress. What did you all decide? Vilnius, Lithuania! Good luck over there, Vilnius. But hey... that means this week you get a new creature.

Go here for this week's poll below.

This week you get to decide on the home of the Razorscale Sahuagin Tribe. Your choices are between Antwerp, Belgium; Aarhus, Denmark; and Thessaloniki, Greece.

Who gets their own amphibious tribe of hostile things? Lets find out next week!

Here Be Monsters is GO for another thrilling week of critter voting! You spent last week deciding on the lair location for the Greenscale Gorgon Herd! And I dare say it was an interesting result: Debrecen, you are now the proud owner of angry metal cows. USE THEM WISELY.... because now we're on to finding a lair for Lurva Davor, the Sorceress!

Go here for this week's poll below.

This nasty sorceress needs a place to live and it falls on you folks to decide where that is. Your options are Paris, France; Vilnius, Lithuania; and Bratislava, Slovakia. All of which could be pretty interesting places to unleash some mighty cool sorcery.

Stay tuned and join us next week for the results of this voting session! There's always more coming up.

Welcome back to Here Be Monsters, everyone! Last week we got to vote on the lair of Aegul and Urgal, the Ettin! How did it end up? Well as it turns out, Killarney just acquired itself some two headed critters. Good luck, Ireland! But where do we go from here? Well we need to vote on THIS week's critter!

Go here for this week's poll below.

Hope you like your steak tough, cause this week we've got the Greenscale Gorgon Herd! These metal monstrosities are looking for a new home and it's upon our voters to see the job done! You get to pick between Debrecen, Hungary; Salamanca, Spain; and Groningen, The Netherlands. GOOD LUCK!

Join us next week for the results of this session, and as always - a new lair to vote on! See you all next Monday!

Happy Monday, everyone. Let's get this week started off right! It's time for a brand new week of Here Be Monsters! So let's get started with the results of last week's splashy critter, Zethsalura, the Sea Serpent. Where oh where did our water critter end up? As it turns out, Iverness, Scotland! Well if anybody can deal with that, it's probably the Scottish.

Have your say in this week's poll below.

As per tradition though, today marks a new voting session - this time for Aegul and Urgal, the Ettin! You get to choose between Blida, Algiers; Killarney, Ireland; and Synevyr, Ukraine.

Happy voting! We'll see you next week with a new critter and the results of your voting session!

Welcome back to Here Be Monsters, friends. We want to help you start your week on a fun moment - and what better way than finding a new home for some bitey thing? This week we have Zethsalura, the Sea Serpent to find a home for.

Lend your voice and vote now in our poll below!

BUT FIRST, we have to see how last week went. Our ferocious Manticore has a new home and that home is Rabat, Morocco! Good luck, Morocco!

So what are your options for this week? This week you're looking at Zadar, Croatia; Belfast, Northern Ireland; and Inverness, Scotland - any of those places could be a mighty good home for a Sea Serpent, don't you think? Help us pick one!

We'll tally the results next Monday and find a new critter! Stay tuned!

A week ago we unveiled the mighty Kurtulrok, the Stone Giant King. Voting has taken place and the community has placed him in Viella, Spain! May they enjoy their new large angry monster.

With it now being Monday though we start on a new round of voting - so it's time to bring on a new creature. This week we give you Qyas, the Manticore. You all get to vote between Tirana, Albania; Moliterno, Italy; and Rabat, Moracco. Good luck, folks!

Be sure to join us next Monday when we show you this week's results, and get started with a brand new monster!

Last week, we got started on the voting of 'Bloody' Kalbrun Blants, a genuine Pirate King! Voting finally ended with Torquay, England being the brand new port lair of our dreadful pirate. Beware those seas!

Today we start voting on a new round though: We welcome Kurtulrok, the Stone Giant King, and we all vote between his three potential new lairs! Malbun, Liechtenstein; Viella, Spain; and Bozdag, Turkey - get ready, because it's on you guys this time!

Vote now in our poll below and cast your vote!

Be sure to join us next Monday when we see where our giant ended up and usher in a brand new monster!

Last week, 3 potentially lucky contenders got the chance to have the lair of their very own Gryphons! Who won this thrilling voting war? None other than Bitola, Macedonia - by just a small margin of votes! That was fun to watch, guys. Enjoy your newly populated skies!

This week we bring you a new round; this time for the rugged 'Bloody' Kalbrun Blants, the Pirate King! Where does he make port? Well you get to choose between Torquay, England; Turku, Finland; and Stavanger, Norway. YOU decide who's seas are about to get mighty complicated.

Vote now in our poll below and have your say!

Be sure to join us next week when we reveal the results of this session, and get moving on a brand new monster! Stay tuned!

Last week, three lucky populated areas ran the fortune of gaining their very own black dragon lair. Who came out ahead? Looks like Aveiro, Portugal by quite a landslide! Portugal? We at AetherCon hope you enjoy your new dragon.

But this week it's time for a brand new critter and a brand new voting session. This week you get to decide who gets the Grey Peaks Gryphons! Will it be Salzburg, Austria; Bitola, Macedonia; or Balsthal, Switzerland?

Vote now on the poll below!

Be sure to join us next week when we reveal the results of our flighty pack of Gryphons, and begin the search for a new lair.

Each week you the viewer get to vote on the lair of that week's creature! You get three neat places to pick from - we'll tally the votes at the top of the following week. Winning location gets its own monster infestation to deal with. LUCKY THEM!

This week, Cyvurkatyr, the Black Dragon finds a home in Arles, France; Berlin, Germany; or Aveiro, Portugal. Your vote gets to decide!

Vote now by choosing from the poll below.

Join us again next week when we reveal the results of the ominous lair of our Black Dragon, and begin the search for a new monster's home.

It's the last AC VI Themed Panel Roll Out and to finish we are discussing Trunks and Branches - What It Takes to be a Third Party Publisher featuring guests Jacob E. Blackmon of Rogue Genius Games, Jason Nelson of Legendary Games, and Tyler Omichinski of Lynnvander Studios talking with freelancer Keith Kappel of Fantasy Flight Games. You can find it here.

It's humpday and we discuss metal men in our next AC VI Themed Panel Roll Out: Miniatures - Sculpt Them and They will Paint featuring guests Mortis Logan of Ral Partha Europe and Sylvain Quirion of Aenor Miniatures talking with John Reiher of Tri Tac Games. You can find it here.

We start off the last week of our AC VI Themed Panel Roll Outs with In the Margins - The Mysteries of Graphic Design featuring guests Kevin Glusing of Samurai Sheepdog and Justin Andrew Mason of Paths to Adventure talking with Chris Hunt of D20 Radio. You can find it here.

It's taken us a bit longer than normal but we have finally gotten all the prizes sorted and the winners contacted for AetherCon VI . Take a look at our handy dandy list below and see if your name is there. If you find it, congrats! You be getting some groovy stuff courtesy of some swell gaming industry folk! If you don't see your name don't worry. AC VII will be back this coming November with more goodies.

Without further ado, here are your winners:

Funniest Gaming Story Ever Bundle

Richard Chabrier

GM Earlybird Registration Bundle

Amy Black

Tim Bisaillon

Bruce Rusk

Ronnie Walton

Frank Falkenberg

Scott Morgan

Dustin Smith

Edward Clower

Will Hammerand

John Reiher

Stephen Jacobs

Nathan Hare

Richard Chabrier

Reyn LeBeau

Player Earlybird Registration Bundle

Benjamin Deal

Thomas S

Shannon McNamara

Tom Lutz

Lee Anderson Jr

Eugene Marshall

Derek Potts

Fábio Emilio Costa

George White Jr

Tom Fisher

Rick Sardinas

Kevin Rolfe

Tim Bisaillon

Kody Mekell

ky caver

Leona St.Clair

Lulu Kadhim

Matt Moreles

Randy Saxon

John Meek

Tom Van Hee

The OSK

Richard Coverdale

Sean Phelan

Morgan Hua

Amy Black

Morgan Hatfield

Stephanie Snyder

Anvil Alley Bundle

Thomas Wieglenda

Artist Enclave Bundle

Patrick Fowlow

Convention Magazine Bundle

Benjamin Deal

Innovators Bundle

Richard Coverdale

Beholder Bundle

Clayton Williams

Volunteer Staff Bundle

Chris Malidore

Edward Clower

Greg Farrell

Jesse R Davis

John Clower

Justin Andrew Mason

Marisa Erven

Shea Reinke

Stephen J. Holodinsky

Tyler Omichinski

James Introcaso

Christopher Hunt

Paco Jaen

M.J. Holmes

Anthony Boyd

Chad Owen

Chris Hunt

Ian Houlihan

Jessica LeBeau

John Reiher

Jon Frater

Jon Hook

Keith Kappel

Neal Powell

Pete Bryant

Reyn LeBeau

Richard Coates

Michael Balin

Random Encounter Prizes

Rick Coverdale

Brian Dean

Jason Hall

Tom Fisher

Scott Beatty

Daniel Estes

Pete Shaw

Morgan Hua

David Key

Marcus Grubbs

Tim Bisaillon

George Seig

Ian White

Pierre Savoie

Brendan Rogan

Evan Vandal

Amy Black

Rick Coverdale

Brendan Rogan

Kevin Glusing

Richard Tongue

Mark Adler

Brendan Rogan

David Santos

Tim Bisaillon

George White, Jr.

Pete Shaw

Open Gaming Table Prizes

Suresh Velu

Tim Bissalion

Phil Bate

Tom Van Hee

Rich Finder

Morgan Hua

Suresh Velu

Egg Embry

Ozzy Beck

N Dixon

Alan Meranda

Thanks for making AC VI a record breaking event.

Stay tuned for more groovy stuff starting with Here Be Monsters Year IV starting in February.

And this November come on out to the Dice Rolls Heard 'Round the World!

We finish off Week Three of the AC VI Themed Panel Roll Outs with Life as a Hired Gun - Freelance RPG Writing featuring guests John Bennett of Raging Swan Press and Keith Kappel of Fantasy Flight Games talking with Chris Hunt of D20 Radio. You can find it here.

We finish off Week Two of our AC VI Themed Panel Roll Outs with a Nature Documentary: Call of the Wild - Designing Outdoor Adventures featuring guests Chris Garland of Timeline LTD, Kevin Glusing of Samurai Sheepdog, and Linda Zayas-Palmer of Paizo as talking with Allison Edrington of Gamebreakers. You can find it here.

It's Wednesday and time for another Themed Panel release. This time we look at how the future has affected the past with Technologies and Tabletops - How the Computer has Changed Tabletop RPGing featuring guests Nolan Jones of Roll20, Pete Bryant of Mythwits, and Walt Robillard of Hazard Studio as they talk with John Reiher of Tri Tac Games. You can find it here.

It's Monday and time to roll out more Themed Panels. This time it's Tabletop Management - Running the Sandbox Campaign featuring guests Andrew Ragland of FASA Games, Davide Mana of GG Studio, and James Gantry of FeralGamerInc as they talk with Pete Bryant of Mythwits. You can find it here.

Wednesday's Themed Panel is a doozy! Check out Hammers and Nails - What Makes a Good Town featuring guests Brent Bailey of Columbia Games, Jason Hardy of Catalyst Game Labs, and Joshua Robertson of RollCraft talking with Pete Bryant of Mythwits. You can find it here.

Saturday's Live Industry Q&A features Kevin Glusing and Hal Greenberg of Samurai Sheepdog. They sit down with Reyn LeBeau of The Wonders of Thedas and talk about what they have in the pipeline. You can find it here.

Our next Live Industry Q&A features Gionata Dal Farra and Davide Mana of GG Studio. They sit down with Richard Coates of Shiny Games and talk about what they have in the pipeline. You can find it here.

Today's Live Industry Q&A features Joe Sweeney, Ray Duell, and Stuart McDermit of StoryWeaver Games. They sit down with Richard Coates of Shiny Games and talk about what they have in the pipeline. You can find it here.

Live Industry Q&A #7 features Ed Jowett, Leo Cosh, Johnathan Lewis, and Keith Draws of Shades of Vengeance. They sit down with Jessica LeBeau of The Wonders of Thedas and talk about what they have in the pipeline. You can find it here.

Our next Live Industry Q&A features Jason Durall and Jeff Richard of Chaosium. He sits down with Jessica LeBeau of The Wonders of Thedas - http://www.wondersofthedaspodcast.wordpress.com and talk about what they have in the pipeline for Runequest. You can find it here.

Live Industry Q&A #3 features Calvin Johns and Jake Stolhandske of Anthropos Games. They sit down with Allison Edrington of Gamebreakers and talk about what they have in the pipeline. You can find it here.

And here they are! We launch this year's Live Industry Q&As with Dennis Detwiller and Shane Ivey of Arc Dream Publishing. They sit down with Chad Owen and talk about what they have in the pipeline. You can find it here.

We had a great time bringing the Dice Rolls Heard 'Round the World to gamers everywhere this year, but this is not the type of thing that takes as much effort as microwave popcorn. Many fine folks contributed their blood sweat and tears to bringing AetherCon VI to life and for that they deserve some recognition. Without further ado, here is the AC VI Honour Roll:

AetherCon Staff

Chris Malidore

Ed Clower

Jesse R Davis

Justin Andrew Mason

Michael Balin

Pete Bryant

Stephen J. Holodinsky

Convention Magazine Staff

Anthony Boyd

Brian Fitzpatrick

Chris Hunt

Chris Malidore

James Introcaso

Paco Jaen

M.J. Holmes

Stephen J. Holodinsky

Tyler Omichinski

Artists

Anton Kagoukin Magdalina

Benjamin Galley

Bruno Balixa

Chris Malidore

Colin Chan

David Michael Wright

Dion Harris

Eric Messinger

Francesca Baerald

Luca Carey

Marisa Erven

Patrick McEvoy

Preston Stone

Seth Rutledge

Vlada Monakhova

Will O'Brien

Wandering Toad Bartenders

Alida Saxon

Charles Wright

Chris Malidore

Geoff Solomon-Sims

Kathleen Hardy

Lj Stephen

Fest Hall and SRS Moderators

Allison Edrington

Chad Owen

Chris Hunt

Christopher Sniezak

Jessica LeBeau

John Reiher

Jon Frater

Jon Hook

Keith Kappel

Neal Powell

Pete Bryant

Reyn LeBeau

Richard Coates

Thomas K. Edrington

Fest Hall and SRS Guests

Adam Meyers

Alex Rivaroli

Andrew Ragland

Bob Storrar

Brandon Williams

Brendan LaSalle

Brendan Taylor

Brent Bailey

Brian Fitzpatrick

Caleb Stokes

Calvin Johns

Carol Darnell

Chris Garland

Chris Malidore

Chris Morrell

Dan Jack

Darcy Perry

Darrell Hayhurst

David Michael Wright

Davide Mana

Dennis Detwiller

Ed Jowett

Eli Kurtz

Eloy LaSanta

Eric Simon

Frank Mentzer

Gionata Dal Farra

Hal Greenberg

Harley Stroh

Ian F. White

J.M. Perkins

Jacob E. Blackmon

Jake Stolhandske

James Gantry

Jason Carl

Jason Durall

Jason Hardy

Jason Nelson

Jeff Richards

Jeffrey Chen

Jim Wampler

Joe Sweeney

John Bennett

John Compton

John D. Kennedy

John Helfers

John McNabb

Johnathan Lewis

Jon Cleaves

Josh Harrison

Joshua Robertson

Julie Price

Justin Andrew Mason

Keith Draws

Keith Kappel

Kevin Glusing

Laura Hoffmann

Leo Cosh

Linda Zayas-Palmer

Mary Harrison

Matt Heerdt

Matteo Boris Botti

Michael O'Brien

Mike Mason

Mortis Logan

Neal Powell

Nolan Jones

Oliver Shead

Owen Stephens

Patrick Goodman

Paul Reid

Rachel Ventura

Ray Duell

Rodney Sloan

Ross Payton

Sam Stewart

Shane Ivey

Stefanie Greenwald

Steve Helt

Stuart McDermit

Sylvain Quirion

Tyler Omichinski

Walt Robillard

Will O'Brien

Cleric, Fighter, Wizard, Rogue Entrants

Aenor Miniatures

Atlantis Miniatures

Avatars of War

Black Hat Miniatures

Bronze Age Miniatures

Demented Games

DGS Games

Dragonbait Miniatures

Lion Tower Miniatures

Lost Kingdom Miniatures

Oakbound Studios

Ral Partha Europe

Scotia Grendal Miniatures

Star Hat Miniatures

Table Warfare

Vendors Hall

Arcania Adventures

Arcanum Syndicate

Arc Dream Publishing

Anthropos Games

Catalyst Game Labs

Chaosium

Columbia Games

Drop Dead Studios

FASA Games

FeralGamersInc

GG Studio

Goodman Games

Hazard Studio

Hebanon Games

Hunter Entertainment LLC

Immersion Studios

Lynnvander Studios

McNabb Games

Moebius Adventures

Paizo

Samurai Sheepdog

Shades of Vengeance

StoryWeaver Games

The Mythic Gazetteer

Tin Hat Games

Timeline Ltd

Triple Ace Games

Prize Hall

Aenor Miniatures

Anthropos Games

Arcania Adventures

Arcanum Syndicate

Atlantis Miniatures

Avatars of War

Columbia Games

Demented Games

Drop Dead Studios

Ennead Games

Fabled Environments

FASA Games

FeralGamersInc

Goodman Games

Hunters Entertainment LLC

Immersion Studios

Legendary Games

Lost Kingdom Miniatures

Lynnvander Studios

McNabb Games

Moebius Adventures

Mystical Throne Entertainment

Pangolin Press

Paths to Adventure

Raging Swan Press

Ral Partha Europe

Rising Phoenix Games

Shades of Vengeance

Silver Gryphon Games

Simian Circle Games LLC.

Spartacus Publishing

Star Hat Miniatures

Storyweaver Games

Table Warfare Ltd

Terrains4Games

The Mythic Gazetteer

Third Eye Games

TimeLine Ltd.

Finally we would like to thank all of the great GMs that ran games and all the fine folks who played them during AetherCon Weekend. It is for you that we do this and we could not do it without you. Until next year!

Just one more sleep to AetherCon VI folks and we've got your AetherCon Primer! Chris, Ed, and Stephen sat down and talked with Podcast Pete of Studio 187.com about all things AC Weekend. You can watch it by clicking here And make sure you don't forget to go to the AetherCon Afterparty in the Ox & Mule for all of the weekends prize draws!

Clear the Streets Folks, Thar's Gunna Be A Brushfight! The AC VI Speedpainting Duelists are here. Come on out to The Wandering Toad and watch them throw down during AetherCon Weekend from Noon EST to 6 PM EST then hit up the voting page to choose your favourites each day between 6 PM EST and 7 PM EST. The more you vote, the more times you can qualify to win.

That's right folks, the parents are away and we got into the box of microphones. Tune in here tonight at 8:30 PM EST and watch us throw audio/video equipment at stuff from the second floor because it makes funny sounds on impact....Oh yeah, Chris, Ed and Stephen will also talk AetherCon VI with Podcast Pete Bryant!

The Masters of Metal are back for AC VI. Come this Friday you will be able to vote decide who is the 2017 champion for Cleric, Fighter, Wizard, Rogue. During AetherCon Weekend, you'll be able to get to the Voting by going here. Remember, each time you vote you can qualify for the Anvil Alley Bundle now enriched with 7 vitamins (cue monster truck pull voice) AND IRON! This weekend come on out to the Dice Rolls Heard 'Round the World and have your say!

During this year's AetherCon Weekend, check out the Hotspot Ads in the upper right hand corner of every page on our site and you can get a sneak peak at some of the Great Deals to be found in Baublebrooks Bazaar. If you find something you like, just click on the Hotspot Ad to go directly to the Shopfront where you can grab it.